The seismic assessment of unreinforced masonry (URM) buildings with cavity walls is of high relevance in regions such as in Central and Northern Europe, Australia, New Zealand and China because of the characteristics of the masonry building stock. A cavity wall consists of two separate parallel walls …

Primates spend very much time and energy on perpetuating and maintaining mutual ties. In humans, grooming has given way to chatting and gossip. While smalltalk is sometimes di?cult to understand for neurodiverse (autistic) persons, the need for bonding and interconnection is universal. As a civilized …

In this chapter, we explore the possibility to use the living environment (of inpatient and outpatient care settings) for facilitating and encouraging the social inclusion of older adults in an increasingly smart society. We therefore pay attention to the spatial and smart design of emerging housing …

Don’t mind me while I drive through your neighborhood taking photo’s of your house, gathering your emails, passwords and other private information from your wifi network. It’s nothing personal, I’m doing it to everyone, in every street, in over 30 countries. Perhaps you can also excuse me while I give …

De aanleiding van het onderzoek naar “digitaal bouwen” zijn de veranderingen in de bouwsector. In het onderzoek zijn technologische ontwikkelingen en de digitalisering van organisaties nader beschouwd. Steeds meer aannemers zijn genoodzaakt om mee te gaan met nieuwe innovaties. Aannemers investeren om …

The quest of organization haunts us. If anarchists were once said to defy authority, nowadays we defy organization. Structures are perceived to hold us back and pin us down with the iron cage of identity. The solidified social limits our freedom with its demand of never-ending “engagement.” How desperate …

We analyze how ‘original’ residents in different gentrifying working class areas in Amsterdam North experience and evaluate the changes in their neighborhood in terms of social cohesion – in other words, whether they feel at home in their changing neighborhood and whether they feel connected to other …

A stream of literature is emerging where network development and business modeling intersect. Various authors emphasize that networks influence business models. This paper extends this stream of literature by studying two cases in which we analyze how business modeling and networking interact over time. …

Nederland is het grootste exportland van snijbloemen ter wereld. In 2017 werd 1,7 miljoen ton vracht aan snijbloemen van en naar Schiphol vervoerd. Luchtvrachtvervoer van bloemen bedraagt 25 procent van het totale jaarlijkse tonnage van goederen via luchthaven Schiphol. De toekomst ziet er minder rooskleurig …